Daniel Lynch
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
1.50
WHIP
0.75
K
8
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lynch now has three years of major league experience under his depth, and the overall results do not tell the whole story. His 11-23 career record with a 5.18 ERA and 9.9% K-BB% are tough on the eyeballs, but he has shown improvements at times year over year. His 2023 progress was stunted by shoulder troubles which saw his strikeout rate plummet as his fastball lost nearly two miles an hour in the process. The shining star on his 2023 resume was a changeup he threw exclusively to righties that the league hit .125 against while swinging and missing 35% of the time. Lynch's current value is rock bottom and frankly, still not mixed league viable, but if his shoulder is 100 percent recovered and he can get back some of his lost velocity to pair with that changeup to righties and his slider to lefties, he may finally be able to provide some value to AL-Only fantasy managers this season. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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Called up, rejoining rotation
The Royals recalled Lynch from Triple-A Omaha on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Lynch was optioned to Triple-A on Friday, but he'll be back with the big club just two days later after Michael Wacha was placed on the 15-day injured list with a fractured left foot. With Wacha's injury likely to keep him sidelined for several weeks, Lynch will take the right-hander's spot in the rotation, according to Anne Rogers of MLB.com. Lynch previously made two spot starts and a two-inning relief appearance for the Royals last month, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out eight over 12 frames. The southpaw was similarly sharp over his four outings with Omaha in May (2.91 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 15:4 K:BB in 21.2 innings), and he'll look to carry over that strong form for what could be an extended run in the big-league rotation. He tentatively lines up to make his first start in place of Wacha on Thursday in Cleveland, though with an off day on tap Monday, the Royals could choose to push Lynch to the back of the pitching schedule and have him take the hill next weekend versus the Mariners in Kansas City.
Lynch was optioned to Triple-A on Friday, but he'll be back with the big club just two days later after Michael Wacha was placed on the 15-day injured list with a fractured left foot. With Wacha's injury likely to keep him sidelined for several weeks, Lynch will take the right-hander's spot in the rotation, according to Anne Rogers of MLB.com. Lynch previously made two spot starts and a two-inning relief appearance for the Royals last month, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out eight over 12 frames. The southpaw was similarly sharp over his four outings with Omaha in May (2.91 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 15:4 K:BB in 21.2 innings), and he'll look to carry over that strong form for what could be an extended run in the big-league rotation. He tentatively lines up to make his first start in place of Wacha on Thursday in Cleveland, though with an off day on tap Monday, the Royals could choose to push Lynch to the back of the pitching schedule and have him take the hill next weekend versus the Mariners in Kansas City.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
54
Last 10 Games
54
Last 5 Games
54
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What part of the game does Daniel Lynch generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-100%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .294 | 21 | 11 | 30 | 2 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .268 | 143 | 59 | 182 | 30 | |||
2024vs Left | .000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .200 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | .333 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .230 | 30 | 15 | 40 | 9 | |||
2022vs Left | .308 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .287 | 109 | 43 | 135 | 19 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-31%
ERA on Road
2024
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.74 | 1.50 | 89.1 | 7.4 | 3.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.97 | 1.39 | 106.2 | 7.7 | 3.3 | ||||
2024Home | 0.00 | 0.80 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 3.6 | ||||
2024Away | 2.57 | 0.71 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | ||||
2023Home | 6.59 | 1.46 | 27.1 | 7.6 | 3.6 | ||||
2023Away | 2.52 | 1.04 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | ||||
2022Home | 5.84 | 1.58 | 57.0 | 6.9 | 2.8 | ||||
2022Away | 4.58 | 1.57 | 74.2 | 9.4 | 4.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Daniel Lynch compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.00K/9
6.0BB/9
1.5HR/9
1.5Fastball
92.7 mphERA
1.50WHIP
0.75BABIP
.162GB/FB
0.87Left On Base
96.8%Exit Velocity
84.4 mphBarrels/BBE
10.9%Spin Rate
1999 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.3%Swinging Strike
8.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Early exit from rehab start
Lynch, who is rehabbing from a finger injury left Wednesday's rehab outing early after experiencing soreness in his finger, reports Anne Rogers of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
In his first rehab start since going on the injured list with a blister, Lynch tossed three innings and allowed two runs on five hits and three walks. Royals manager Mike Matheny did not appear worried by the soreness and declared Lynch was still "moving in the right direction." The start Wednesday lines Lynch up for a possible return Monday when Kansas City has a doubleheader with Detroit.
In his first rehab start since going on the injured list with a blister, Lynch tossed three innings and allowed two runs on five hits and three walks. Royals manager Mike Matheny did not appear worried by the soreness and declared Lynch was still "moving in the right direction." The start Wednesday lines Lynch up for a possible return Monday when Kansas City has a doubleheader with Detroit.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The Royals had one of the worst rotations in the majors last season, and unfortunately, Lynch was part of the problem there. He pitched to a 5.13 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 122:52 K:BB across 131.2 innings spanning 27 starts in his first full season. His 3.6 BB/9 stands out as the biggest issue -- he'll need to trim that down by about one walk per nine innings to really start finding effectiveness. He surrendered less than a home run per start, but hitters still tagged him for a 47.7 percent hard-hit rate. His 19.2 percent whiff rate on a 94 mph fastball that he threw nearly half of the time in 2022 simply isn't good enough. Lynch has a chance to make the rotation again in 2023, but there are improvements to be made -- with the Royals changing their pitching coach, new input could be a benefit for the southpaw.
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Sent back down
Lynch was optioned to Triple-A Omaha after Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Twins.
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No-decision in spot start
Lynch allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and struck out two without walking a batter in a no-decision Thursday versus the Twins.
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Recalled for spot start
The Royals recalled Lynch from Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
Lynch was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Friday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Blanks Rangers over five frames
Lynch tossed five scoreless innings, walking two batters and allowing two hits while striking out six in Sunday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Rangers. He did not factor into the decision.
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